A blindfolded Muslim man stands on a street in Toronto with a sign asking passersby to give him a hug - and films the reaction
"I am a Muslim. I am labelled as a terrorist. I trust you. Do you trust me? Give me a hug."
Those were the words at Mustafa Mawla's feet as he stood blindfolded with outstretched arms on a busy Toronto street, while a camera rolled a few feet away.
The Canadian Muslim was taking part in the 'Blind Trust Project' - a social experiment to "to break down barriers and eliminate the fear and ignorance projected towards Muslims and Islam."
The project was the brainchild of 24-year-old Canadian Muslim Assma Galuta - who teamed up with film-makers Time Vision to shoot the video.She told the Huffington Post that the reason for making Mr Mawla wear the blindfold was to give complete trust.
“Blindfolded, anyone could harm him or feel very angered," she said. "He’s giving people his full trust and he wants to see if people trust him enough to give him a hug.”
To date nearly 800,000 people have watched the video to see what the public's response to the experiment would be.
And to the delight of everyone involved in the project, that response was overwhelmingly positive.
Dozens of passers-by of all ages, genders and colours, stopped and embraced Mustafa Mawla in a hug.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/canada/11406213/Blindfolded-Muslim-takes-to-the-street-for-hugging-experiment.html
Structure of the Lead：
WHO-Muslim man
WHEN- 2015.02.11
WHAT- asking passersby to give him a hug
WHY- because a social experiment
WHERE- street in Toronto
HOW-that response was overwhelmingly positive
Keyword:
1.labelled:貼標籤
2.blindfolded:蒙住眼睛
3.eliminate:消除
4.involved:參與
5.overwhelmingly:絕大多數
3.eliminate:消除
4.involved:參與
5.overwhelmingly:絕大多數
After the Paris terror attack,many people would think most of Muslim are terrorists.I thought it was not a good perception. We could't take a part for the whole.I was moved by the video. Because I saw many people give this Muslim a big hug. This behavior meant the belief between them .
回覆刪除I think that using this method to prove trust between people. It is quite interesting way. When I watching the video one part of it was very touch my heart. They are willing to believe him. That's truly affecting. The most important thing is that after a serious thing that people still want to believe. For many people, it is really hard to do so.
回覆刪除Many people often associate Muslims with terrorists. It a stereotype. Every religion should be respected. We can not judge a person by their race and religion, and we should learn to be objective. If I were a person who was labelled, I will think it is not fair, and hope people can take the issue seriously.
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